Misterious death

Former top Putin aide found dead in Washington hotel room

A former close aide to Russia President Vladimir Putin was found dead in a Washington hotel room blocks from the White House, according to published reports.
Mikhail Lesin’s body was found in a room at the Dupont Circle hotel Thursday,The Washington Post reported late Friday.
...He was also a former executive of the holding company that controls much of the Russian press.
Wicker urged the Justice Department to investigate Lesin in a letter that said the Russian had bought property worth $28 million in Los Angeles after working as a civil servant, the BBC reported.
The senator's letter asked how a former civil servant could afford to purchase expensive property and expressed concern that the purchase may have involved people and groups on a U.S. sactions list.